Katherine Barth

We are an international congregation of vowed religious women dedicated to spreading the Kingdom of God’s love, particularly within families. Today there are some 1,100 sisters serving in 14 countries: Australia, Belarus, France, Ghana, Great Britain, Italy, Israel, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, USA; they are joined by 700 lay associates. Holy Family Province, the U.S. province of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, has some 200 sisters serving in Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. The Provincialate is located in Des Plaines, IL, a Chicago suburb. We share in Jesus’ mission of spreading the Kingdom of God’s love. We do this by serving families through active ministry in schools, hospitals, parishes, prisons, and social service agencies.